Dedicated. Innovative. Experienced.

Thanks for visiting my website and for your interest in my campaign. After budget cuts destroyed music education in our public schools, I took action and established Ethos Music Center. Today, Ethos serves thousands of deserving children in our community. I’m running for City Council because our City is facing challenges. We need to strengthen our economy, bring family wage jobs to Portland and keep them here, improve our public schools and make our communities safer.

I have experience tackling tough problems with innovative solutions. If you want a voice on the City Council with a background in business and a dedication to public service, I invite you to get involved with our grassroots campaign. I would be honored to be your next City Commissioner and humbly ask for your vote and support.

Sincerely,

Charles Lewis

Candidate, Portland City Council

THANK YOU PORTLAND TRIBUNE!

“Lewis has actual business experience, a sense of mission for the City Council and a well-defined list of priorities – job creation, small business assistance, investment in affordable housing and city support for schools. These attributes will make a difference on a council that needs less process and more action.”

In an editorial titled “City, County Deserve the Best”, The Portland Tribune has endorsed Charles’ candidacy for Portland City Council. The Tribune also backed Charles in the primary election. To read the article, click here.

WHAT THE PAPER’S ARE SAYING

“Charles Lewis, founder of the nonprofit Ethos Music Center, is an intriguing candidate who’s spent much of his 37 years doing good works.”- Willamette Week, April 30, 2008

“Charles Lewis, executive director of Ethos, a music education nonprofit, has made creative use of his small budget, filling potholes to draw attention to his basic services message.”- Portland Mercury, May 1, 2008

“Lewis, a former Peace Corps volunteer with a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, is impressive in his own right, and has the potential to shine in any leadership endeavor he undertakes.”- The Oregonian, October 9, 2008

JOIN US ON ELECTION NIGHT!

Our election night party will be held at our campaign headquarters (8 NE Killingsworth St). Join us at 7:30pm as we watch returns from across the country, listen to a live performance from Earl and the Reggae All-Stars and celebrate Charles’ campaign.